Razor.



A. KOSGHERAK.

' RAZOR.

APPLIOATIOI FILED 1A3. 88, 1908.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

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specification of Letters Patent.-

Fa'teinted 00b. 20, 1968 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AIIFRED Kosorrnann, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, boroughof Manhattan, county andState of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Razoraoiwhich the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates razors, and corn rises the razor blade, ormed intwoarts, secure together by a' thumb-screw, t being slidably mounted oneupon the other to facilitate an easy securin of the razor blade withinthe holder, and at the same time to give theblade the desired angle withthe handle to best adapt therazor for shavmg.

My holder is preferably made of sheet metal properly stamped andformed,'and is ada ted for use with auniformly thin flexible lads,although a rigid blade, or one having a back formed thereon may beusedif departicularly to safety sired. The holder is constructed to ritheblade at thefront corners and along t. e ack edge, with no othersupports beneath theframe except along the sharpened edge which restssecurely upon the bent-over ends of a row of teeth. I e

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this specificationFigure1 is a orspective view of my safety razor, the bade being shown inbroken outline. Fig. :2 is a front elevation of the razor. elevation ofsame; Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken through the plane r-a; of Fi 2,but showing the parts adjusted to give t e blade a different angle thanthat shown in the other yiews. p

The holder comprises What may be convenientltermed a slidable co'mb Aand a handle The comb is slidably secured in inverted vertical ositionupon the handle and is substantialy-of the length of the blade 0. It hasformed upon its upper edge a row of teeth awhich extend upward for asuitable; distance and have their 'free ends bent over backwards Irovidin 'a seat b u on which rests the e go 0 of t e blade 0. The teethare referably slightly curved outwards near t e bends forming the bulgedportions d. This brings the teeth sulfioientl in advance'of the edge oftheblade to afford the necessar protection a ainst aocidental cutting ofthe face when t e razor is used. The end teeth, of the comb are benta'holder for retaining I e two parts i Fig. 3 1s a side.

1 anglesforming with the end teeth and lips as receptacles g---g forreceiving the front cor.- ners of the. blade and secure it against for.-ward and lateral displacement i The base of the comb is redusedin widthforming a slidable connection it, the sides of which are bent overforming guides t i. The handle B may be of an convenient shape toprovide a good hold "11' the hand. It is tap ed to receive the thumscrew 1' and a slotted bore Jr is made in the comb ositioned to registerwith the tap ed ho 0 so that the thumb-screw may e inserted through thebore and screwed into the tapped hole leaving the comb i'reeto slide upor own when the screw is loose, and ofl'erin a ready means for securingthe handle an coin-b together when adjusted to proper 1o sit-ion bysimply tightening the screw '1 he guides i--' prevent any turning of thecomb an accurate adjustment of the parts,

The handle is bent over at a suitable angle near its top forming thesupport Z which is again bent over at the extreme top edge formin agroove m for retaining the back edge 0 the blade.

To operate my razor, the thumb-sorew is loosened, which withdrawn. Toinsert a blade the sharpened edge carefully laid upon the teeth a andbrought forward to carry the cornersbeneath the corner lips ee. 'Tlieback is then brought to rest within the roovs m The coinb'A can thenbeipushe up the handle reached and the thumb-screw ti'htened to securethe blade firmly in place, 11 moving the comb up, the back oi the bladeremains fixed and the sharpened edge rises, revolving about the backedge and continually changes its an clarity relative to the comb andhandle. ii 4: shows the corn-h in lowe d post tion. T is blade has hereits great meant of angularity with the handle, and 3 show the comb inraised position. Here the blade is more nearly perpendicular to thehandle. It will be observed that in raising the comb from the positionshown in Fig. 4

between them about the thumb-screw and aid securing permits the blade tobe easily" until the desired singularity of the blade is I to that shownin Fig. 3 there is a slight spreading of the comb and handle apart. Thisspreading begins at the foot of the comb and by tightening .thethumb-screw, sufficiently there will be' a tendency towards forcingthe'parts together and the blade willthereby be retained in s ringpressed engagement between the front ips and back groove.

I have shown my razor as provided with comparatively large teeth andcorrespondingly large spaces. I have obtained satisfactory results fromsuch a razor. I The teeth afford ample rotection against accidentalcutting of the esh. The'space's between the teeth are not only cut widebut are cut deep into the comb. This-affords large openings for the soapto pass through. The razor is easily ke t clean and sanitary. Byremoving the t umb-screw the handle and comb may be disconnected and arethus easily accessible -for cleaning] p Having thus describedmyinvention I claim I 1. In a safety razor a holder for the bladecomprising a handle bent back near the top forming a support for theback of the blade, the said support having on its to edge a groove forretaining the back of ike razor blade, and an invertedeombslidablymounted on the handle and having teeth extending upwards from the topedge, the ends being bent to afiord supports for the edge of the,

forming a support for the back of the blade,

the said support having a groove on its'top edge for retaining the backof the razor blade,

an inverted comb slidably mounted on the handle and having teethextending upwards from' the top edge, the ends being bent to affordsupports for the edge of the blade, the

' corner teeth being bent over forming lips for retaining thefrontcorner's of the blade and a thumb-sdrew extending through anelongated bore in the comb and screwed through the handle, tosecure saidparts together when pro 'erly adjusted to efi'ect a retaining of the lae within the holder in spring pressed enageme'nt between the back grooveand front 1ps.'

ALFRED KQSOHERA'K. Witnesses: I I

JAMES T. TAYLOR, MAMIE A..MURPHY.

